3 Supporting Speakers Dr.BruceTerryservedasamissionaryamong the Navajo Indians at Montezuma Creek, Utah from1979to1985.from1994to1998hewasa missionary in residence at Abilene Christian UniversityforAmericanIndianmission. Dr. Terry has taught at Tarrant County Junior College,andAbileneChristianUniversity.Hehas been teaching at Ohio Valley University since 1998 Education: Ph.D.,UniversityofTexasatArlington,1993 M.Div.,AbileneChristianUniversity,1988 M.A.(Bible),AbileneChristianUniversity,1987 M.A.(missions),AbileneChristianCollege,1971 E WebSite:http://bible.ovu.edu/missions/indians/index.htm Statistics There are 33 Indian Reservations in the United States with populations over 7,000. The top 4 are Cherokee - 281,069; Navajo - 269,202; Sioux - 108,272; and Chippewa - 105,908. Only 3 have church of Christ missionaries working on them. The Navajo have 9 missionaries in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. The Cherokee have 1 missionary in NC, and the Potawatomi have 1 missionary in Wisconsin. As far as we can determine there are no other church of Christ Indian missionaries. J.B. Harrington began preaching in In 1964 while doing local work with the Northside church in Farmington New Mexico, brother Harrington began evangelistic workamong the Navajo in the area of Shiprock New Mexico. He left the pulpit at Northside in 1967 to work full timeonthereservation. Brother Harrington has established reservation congregations at Shiprock NM,Many Farms AZ,Fort Defiance/Window Rock AZ,and helped with establishing the worksinmontezumacreek UT,TubaCity AZ,andCrownpoint NM.While doing local work in Los Alamos NM, worked at beginning evangelism amongthehopitribeatneworaibiandmoenkopi. Education: Abilene Christian College, 1950, Bachelor of Arts degree in BiblicalPhilosophy. E

4 James Crawford - Crandon, WI Potawatomi Tribe CrandonchurchofChrist P.O.Box87 Crandon,WI54520 Phone:(715) JamesandPamCrawford Evangelizing the Navajo BOBBY ROSS JR. The Christian Chronicle WATERFLOW, N.M. This is America, sure. But it's a whole differentworldouthereonthenavajoreservation,a27,000 square mile patch of desert and mountain terrain covering partsofnewmexico,arizonaandutah. Beer bottles line the sides of highways evidence of alcoholism and despair among the 250,000 Navajos who call the reservation home. The unemployment rate hovers at 50 percent. They can t get jobs because they re alcoholics, and they re alcoholics because they can t get jobs, said Oleta Whaley, a missionary with her husband, Ray, at a Navajo church in MontezumaCreek,Utah. WhenJoeandSherriLyonsfirstmovedtoShiprock,N.M.,to serveasnavajomissionaries,shewasconcernedthattheyhad no dishwasher. Then we started visiting members, and they didn t have indoor plumbing, Sherri Lyons said. It was a shock. Suchislifeonthereservation,wheremanyNavajosstilllivein traditional round houses known as hogans, some without electricity. Mention foreign missions to most Christians and they think Africa, Central America, maybe even Asia. But Andrew Felps points to a different spot on the globe to an American IndiannationthesizeofVermont,Massachusetts,Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Navajoland, it s called. Or Dine Bikeyah,astheNavajosrefertoit. SeeFullArticleAt

5 Navajo Reservation Annual Summer Bible Camp Jim Sexton- Cherokee, NC Cherokee Tribe Jim and Debbie Sexton 2009BibleCamp Kinlichee,AZ. Since1987thebrethrenontheNavajoreservationhavecome togetherthelastweekofjuneforacongregationalsummer camp. Members of all ages and races attend this camp. There are daily devotionals and Bible classes twice daily. Differentmenpresentalessoneachdayaskeynotespeakers. The day typically ends with singing and prayer around a campfire. The camp has met in different locations over the years but Kinlichee has become our long term home. The camp is locatedapproximately13milesnorthofkinlichee,az. Contacts: PhillipJames (505) EdisonGruber (505) attended Oklahoma Christian in the middle 70's. Jim studied business management and marketing. TheLordopenedthedoorforthe Sexton s to move to Cherokee and work with the church there. At that time Cherokee had 3 adults,andonepreteen.thebrethrenprovidedjimwiththeopportunity to work with them although he had not been to a preaching school or College.Presently,Cherokeehasbetween30and40inregularattendance. Jim and Debbie have been involved with the elementary school (working with 2 3rd grades. Jim teaches an open Bible study that is hosted at the Ramada Unlimited on Thursday evenings. Debbie teaches a ladies study groupontuesdaynightsattheseniorcomplex. CherokeechurchofChrist POBox498 Cherokee,NC28719 Phone:(828) or(828)

6 Ray Whaley Montezuma Creek, UT Manuelito Navajo Children's Home Gallup, New Mexico Ray and Oleta Whaley came tothenavajoindianreservationon July 4, They began their 17 th yearinmontezumacreekthisyear. Ray has an Associate degree from Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor s degree in Bible with an emphasis in missions from Abilene ChristianUniversity.Hereceivedhis BibleandMinisterialCertificateandDeafcommunicationscertificatefrom the Sunset School of Preaching in Lubbock, Texas in Oleta has a Bachelor s degree from Oklahoma State University and a certificate from thesunsetschoolofpreachingforcompletingthewomen sprogram.she also received the Deaf communications certificate even though she is legallyblind. Tohelpsupporthisfamilyintheirwork,RayisalsoapaidvolunteerEMTin MontezumaCreekandalsoworksforUteMountainFireRescueinTowyac, Co.andasaSubstituteParamedicforthehospitalinCortez,Co.45and60 milesawayrespectively. Theyhave5adoptedSpanishchildrenwhoarenowallontheirownand9 Spanish/Navajograndchildren. E MailAddress: OfficeE Mail JoeHodges,Director JimChristian,GallupChristianSchool JeffFoster,Development&Church Relations MailingAddress: ManuelitoNavajoChildren'sHome P.O.Box58 Gallup,NewMexico PhysicalAddress: ManuelitoNavajoChildren'sHome 12ThetaStreet WilliamsAcres Mentmore,NewMexico87319 TelephoneNumbers: (505) OfficeTelephone (505) FaxNumber (505) JoeHodges,ExecutiveDirector (505) JimChristian,GallupChristianSchool (505) JeffFoster,Development&ChurchRelations WebSite:http://www.mnch.org/ MontezumaCreekchurchofChrist P.O.Box342 MontezumaCreek,Utah84534 E Phone:(801)

7 Paul Ghee Tuba City, AZ TubaCitychurchofChrist P.O.Box1008 TubaCity,AZ86045 Phone:(928) E PaulandAnnGhee TubaCity(1974) Don&AnnTullis(1974 ) Bill&MarySpears Clarence&EvelynDavis Paul&AnnGhee( present) Edison Gruber Crownpoint, NM EdisonandDorisGruberare Native Americans of the Navajo Tribe. Edison was baptized into Christin1979. Edison has worked with congregationsincrownpoint NM., and Thoreau NM. From , Edison worked with the Many Farms AZ. congregation. Edison and Doris have been working with the Crownpoint New Mexico congregation since Edison has the distinction of being the first Navajo to graduate from the Bear Valley School of Biblical Studies. Since 1995hehasservedasthedirectoroftheNavajoBibleTrainingSchool. Education: NavajoTrainingSchool 31/2yearspreachertraining BBS BearValleyBibleInstituteofDenver,1992 CrownpointchurchofChrist P.O.Box1614 Crownpoint,NM87313 Phone:(505) E

8 Philip James Hogback, NM Philip and Irita James are Native Americans of the Navajo Tribe. Philip grew up in Kinlichee andganado AZ.Hewasbaptized in 1985 through the work of brother Jack Finley Jr., then the preacheratkinlichee. Philip started preaching at Kinlichee in He has also preachedatmanyfarms AZ.,Ft.Defiance AZ.,andCrownpoint NM. Education: GraduatedfromArizonaWesternCollegeinYumaAz. NavajoTrainingSchool Twoyearsofpreachertraining ContinuedEducationthroughSunsetSchoolofPreachingcourses HogbackchurchofChrist P.O.Box1228 Fruitland,NM87416 Phone:(505) (505) E WebSite:www.cortezchurchofchrist.org/Hogback.html Bud Paine Kinlichee, AZ Bud Paine began working with the Kinlicheecongregationin2005.Sincethat time he has been working diligently to help Kinlichee become a satellite campus inconjunctionwithbrown Trail School of Preaching out of Hurst, TX! The students, Navajo preachers that have not had the abilitytoattendaformalpreacher training program, will be able to study the same curriculum as the students that are attending Brown Trail. Some of the course work they can do at home on computers in conjunction with and with DVD recordings of the classesatthebrowntrailsite.othertimestheywillcomehere,stayfora shorttimeperiodically,andbeableinteractinaformalclassroomsetting andtestwhilethey'rehere. KinlicheechurchofChrist P.O.Box1153 Ganado,AZ86505 Phone:(928) WebSite:www.kinlicheechurchofchrist.org/

10 Josh Austin- Kayenta, AZ Ben Begay Many Farms, AZ Josh and Divine Austin met while attending the University of Denver.Theyweremarriedin2000 after both had graduated. Josh is the son of Fred and Susan Austin. Fred and Susan moved to Kayenta in 1973 after graduating from Sunset school of preaching to help establish a congregation of the Lord schurch.joshwasbornabout oneyearlateronthenavajoreservation.aftergraduatingfromthebear ValleyBibleInstituteofDenverJoshandDivinemovedbacktoKayentato restart the work with the church there. Since moving back to Kayenta a new building has been built and many souls have been won for the Lord, TerryLaurencebeingoneofthosesouls. Education: UniversityofDenver BBSBearValleyBibleInstituteofDenver 2002 KayentachurchofChrist P.O.Box1040 Kayenta,AZ86033 Phone:(928) E WebSite:http://www.kayentacofc.org/ Ben and Bernadette Begay are Native Americans of the NavajoTribe.BenjaminBegayhas been preaching for the Many FarmschurchofChristsince1991. Brother Begay is self trained and attends Bible workshops to become more knowledgeable in thescriptures. Ben also works as a range conservation technician under the Federal GovernmentforChinleAgencyontheNavajoReservation. Education: EasternArizonaCollege DineCollege AAdegreeinPre architecture ArizonaStateUniversity ManyFarmschurchofChrist P.O.Box753 Chinle,AZ86503 Phone:(928) E

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